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Brown 2026

Brown University is observing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States through “Brown 2026,” a campus-wide initiative to demonstrate the important role of research and teaching universities in fostering open and democratic societies.

Brown 2026

Brown University is observing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States through “Brown 2026,” a campus-wide initiative to demonstrate the important role of research and teaching universities in fostering open and democratic societies.

Brown University is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States with "Brown 2026," a university-wide initiative co-chaired by Kevin McLaughlin, Director of the JNBC, and Karin Wulf, Director of the John Carter Brown Library. Brown 2026 aims to highlight the vital role of research and teaching institutions in promoting open and democratic societies. For more information, visit the Brown 2026 website.

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Brown 2026

 

Marking 250 years of American Democracy

JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellows

2026-2027

  • Waist portrait of Blake McGready

    Blake McGready

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2026-2027)
  • Headshot of Irene Peirano Garrison

    Irene Peirano Garrison

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2025-2027), Pope Professor of the Latin Language and Literature at Harvard University
  • Head and shoulders portrait of M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska

    M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2026-2027), Associate Professor CAS | History, American University

2025-2026

  • headshot of Joseph M. Adelman

    Joseph M. Adelman

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2025-2026), Professor of History at Framingham State University (Massachusetts)
  • Headshot of Irene Peirano Garrison

    Irene Peirano Garrison

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2025-2027), Pope Professor of the Latin Language and Literature at Harvard University
  • Headshot of Katherine Rye Jewell

    Katherine Rye Jewell

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2025-2026), Professor of Economics, History and Political Science at Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts)

2024-2025

  • Full length portrait of Marina Moskowitz

    Marina Moskowitz

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2024-2025), Lynn and Gary Mecklenburg Chair in Textiles, Material Culture & Design and Professor of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin
  • Head and shoulders portrait of Simon Newman

    Simon Newman

    JNBC-Brown 2026 Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow (2024-2025), Emeritus Sir Denis Brogan Professor of History, University of Glasgow, Honorary Fellow, Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison